Cat Facts
• Cat facts reveal that the average indoor cat lives to be 15 years old.
• The average outdoor cat lives 3-4 years.
• The number of cats in the world is over 500 million.
• Normally a cat has five toes on front and four on back.
• Polydactyl cats have more than the usual numbers of toes.
• Cats love to climb up to high places.
• Human beings and cats have similar brains.
• All cats from kitties to tigers step one side at a time, either right or left--both front and back paws move at the same time.
• According to cat facts recorded, the largest domestic cat weighed 46 pounds.
• Cats are able to see in color.
• The average weight for a house cat is 8 pounds.
• Cats have 24 whiskers.
• Cats have baby teeth like humans. They get permanent ones when they are around 7 weeks old.
• A normal cat sleeps 18 hours every day.
• Cats came to North America with the pilgrims.
• A cat’s heart beats twice as fast as a human heart.
• Cats have thirty, very sharp teeth.
• Cats have 290 bones in their bodies.
• When a cat wags its tail, it is not a friendly greeting--it means the cat is agitated.
• Cats are the number one pet in America. They overtook dogs for that distinction in 1986.
• In the United States, 37% of all homes have at least one cat.
• Over 35,000 cats are born in the United States each year.
• Cats are carnivorous.
• The first domesticated cats were in Egypt.
• The only breed of cat who had its origins in the U.S. is the Maine Coon Cat.
• Cats groom themselves 30% of the time they are awake.
• Cat owners in the United States spend over two billion dollars a year on cat food.
• Pregnancy in a cat lasts nine weeks.
• A cat can run at speeds of over 30 mph.
• A cat’s hair will stand up on his spine right before he attacks.
• Cat facts kept indicate an average female cat who is not spayed will have 100 kittens in a lifetime
• Cats normally have anywhere from 1-8 kittens in a litter.
• All cats walk on their toes, whether a pet cat or a lion.
• Cats purr when they are happy but also when they are in pain.
• Every year in the life of a cat is equal to seven human years.
• Cat facts show that 420 kittens is the most recorded for one cat in a lifetime.
• An Ailurophile is a person who loves cats.
• The average American cat has $80 a year in vet bills.
• 50% of all cat owners never take their cats to a vet.
• A cat uses its tail for balance--over 10% of a cat’s bones are in the tail.
• A cat has 517 muscles in his body.
• The cat door was invented by Sir Isaac Newton.
• If a cat exposes his belly, it means he or she trusts you.